(No provocation)

I see these reasons:

  • newbie
  • lazy (don’t wanna edit config files etc.)
  • unique features (like assistant/toolbox, some optimizations like in cachyos)
  • wanna check how different systems are set up (that’s rather distrohopping)

Personally, I used manjaro i3 when I was beigginer and wanted to see how tiling WM should be configured (check out ranger config, for example). But after some time, I don’t see reasons why not to just customize pure arch (same with debian and debian-based distros).

    • Victor@lemmy.world
      2·
      7 days ago

      Neat, what is that, waybar and fuzzel? rofi?

      Ay, also, props for using kagi. You a paying customer? Thinking of it myself but I’m not sure the pricing is for me. Either way it seems pretty alright, results wise. The privacy is also nice. Using the free tier right now. 100 searches/month is puny though. It’s a good tease. 😅

      • myrmidex@belgae.social
        2·
        6 days ago

        Yea that 100 searches runs out really quickly! That’s how they get you: offer a great service for free with limits, a very cheap subscription to switch to, and within months you’re on it :D But I do like it. Upvoting, downvoting sources so they move up or down in each subsequent ranking, or blocking sources outright. All very convenient!

        As for the bars, waybar on the EOS version, but what the vanilla sway came with, I can’t remember. Also, I made the switch to niri+DMS last week, saying goodbye to Sway after many years. Mainly for the extra workspaces, as the 9 in sway was too limited.

        • Victor@lemmy.world
          2·
          6 days ago

          Definitely seems like a great service so far, agreed!

          Ah, nice! I’m also on Niri, but with Noctalia shell. I came from over a decade on i3, then a short while on Hyprland, then on to Niri. Thought I would write my own bar using Quickshell, but it turns out several others had already done so, and a muuuch more comprehensive system as well. 😆 Very nice.

          • myrmidex@belgae.social
            2·
            6 days ago

            haha indeed, why reinvent the wheel :D I hadn’t heard of Noctalia, it looks beautiful. Once I’m done gawking over DMS, I might try switching :)

            • Victor@lemmy.world
              2·
              6 days ago

              Yeah it’s great. I tried DMS and Noctalia very briefly before settling on Noctalia. They’re very similar in purpose and functionality I would say. Mess around with the settings and see what your vibe is and what your gut tells you, is what I would say. Very much down to preference. Best of luck!

              • myrmidex@belgae.social
                1·
                6 days ago

                I’m on nixOS, I wonder if I can easily swap DMS/Noctalia in/out via the flakes, to check the differences myself. I feel an evening or weekend project coming up :D Thanks for the tip!

                • Victor@lemmy.world
                  1·
                  6 days ago

                  This is why I’m not on nix 😆 I just install and run, takes 2 minutes. Don’t like it, uninstall and uncomment the old line back. Should be 15 minutes for the whole thing lol. I hope fiddling with nix is something you enjoy though. 😁 All the best!

                  • myrmidex@belgae.social
                    1·
                    6 days ago

                    I switched to nix not too long ago, and I must say, it’s been a smooth experience. I can’t imagine removing DMS to install the other one via apt or pacman would be safe for the niri config. NixOS could give me a clean separation. And if it doesn’t work, the rollback is easy, with 0 impact on my niri or DMS configs. My days of adventure are over I guess :)